Our southeastern impoundments are awesome fisheries. They hold a cornucopia of piscatorial critters, from bass to bream, and stripers to gar. As a guide, my clients expect to hear a drag scream and experience the thrill of wrestling with a finned foe, and maybe putting a few in the box for dinner. Some days the…
Lake Hartwell Striper Fishing Report – June 28, 2020 The striper bite is ON! Fish are beginning to show up in their usual summertime haunts on Lake Hartwell. The surface water temps are in the upper 70’s in the early morning, and warming up to the low 80’s by noon. Fortunately we’ve have a few…
Summertime is here! It’s hot for us humans, and it’s hot for the fish too. For us two-legged critters, we can seek the comfort and cooling of indoor air-conditioning. For fish, that’s not exactly practical, so they have to look for cooler water temperatures that deep water can provide. First, let’s get down to the…
Now that we’re able to move about the country a little more ‘freely and safely’, folks have been asking me about my favorite places to fish. My answer is usually, “Wherever they are biting”. But since summertime is upon us, I thought I’d share my Top 5 places in the southeast to go fishing in…
Look in my tackle boxes, and you’ll find a lot of lures, hooks and rigs that have been catching fish for decades…or longer. Those unimpressive purple plastic worms rigged on a Tru-Turn bass hook with a bullet sinker still fools bass. The WhoopAss Bucktail jigs continue to catch stripers, hybrids, snapper, grouper, cobia and a…
If you own a boat, you probably own a trailer. Perhaps you launch and load your boat each time you use it. Or maybe you keep your boat in the water during the summer months and only use your trailer to store the boat out of the water in the winter. Believe it or not,…
If you fish virtually any of the southeastern impoundments, you’ll notice the birds have returned for the winter. Seagulls and loons are getting fat on the abundance of bait available right now, and they will typically stay around for another month or so. For us anglers, the birds give us a lot of insight on…
If you live near a southern impoundment, you’ll notice the loons have arrived! And they are here for one reason…to fill their bellies. Every winter loons and seagulls show up on our area lakes to feed on schools of threadfins, shiners and herring. For us anglers, the loons are beacons that tell us where to…
Trying to find a holiday gift for someone who loves to fish? That can be one of the most difficult tasks of the year. First, because they probably have too much stuff already, and it would be almost impossible to buy a lure, a reel, or a fishing accessory they really need. And second, because…
FISHING AND BOATING “GOTTA-HAVE’s” Capt. Cefus McRae Hopefully everyone understands and adheres to the USCG requirements for safety gear you ‘Must-Have’ on a boat. Personal Flotation Devices (lifejackets), a Throwable (throwing cushion), Fire Extinguisher, Daytime/Nightime distress signals (flares), and some smaller boats might also require a paddle on board. Regarding PFD’s… there must be a…
